Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[fuzzi]

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Their first pumpkin, & Priscilla is interested!

Didn't take long!

 

[Molpet]

This boy keeps trying to sleep in the honey suckle bush.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Brought home a new batch of birds today. 7 boys for eating and 3 hens for more eggs. My mother in law really wanted her own chickens but they wouldn't have a good life in town. Too many mischievous kids and critters.

I was told the big barred boys are cream legbar. They really are gorgeous birds in person.
The all black girl has bumblefoot but I couldn't pass up a fibromelanistic hen!

 

[no fly zone]

The all black girl has bumblefoot but I couldn't pass up a fibromelanistic hen!

Good luck with curing the bumblefoot.

 

[Perris]

Two hours this afternoon. It felt colder than the forcasted 10C. It did stay dry despite some very ominous heavy dark grey clouds.
Fret is gaining confidence in being able to get about. She was last away from the compost heaps this afternoon and she's scratching with both feet at what looks to me to be equaly pressure. She does still look unstead on some rough terrain, particularly if there are trailing weeds growing there. She's moulting but isn't looking put out over it.
Fret.
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Mow is still mpooulting and still looks out of sorts at times. But, she's eating and foraging more. I need to do her feet again.
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Sylph and Tull.
Neither of them have shown any great attatchment to either of the cockerels. Sylph follows Henry more than Tull does but currently it's the boys out together and the girls staying closer to the seniors. This makes life a bit easier when it comes to killing the cockerels, but not much I have to write.
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So far the one on the left has shown no signs of wanting to mate. The one on the chair arm is trying, mostly with Mow. I have seen him try with Sylph but she's to quick for him.
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great news about Fret. I do hope she makes a full recovery.

 

[BDutch]

mpooulting

Are you introducing new words now? Did you mean moulting and looking like Teletubbie Po.
(I had to read twice, thought about the combination of Po and Shad on TV and had a good laugh )

I have seen him try with Sylph but she's too quick for him.

I thought you mentioned once that roosters/cockerels arent interested in hens that are not ready to lay. So… do you think Sylph will lay her first egg soon?

This boy keeps trying to sleep in the honey suckle bush.

I wonder. My previous boy Tintin did about the same. He went to sleep in the berry bush after momma Pearl left him. Tintin wasn’t allowed to roost with the hens. He preferred the bush above a tiny coop (sort of large nestbox) with a roost in it , standing only 1 m from the berry.

Tintin with Pearl last Mai.

About the rodents: we probably have so many neighbourhood cats, the mice have no chance to survive for long and larger rodents have no chance to grow up to adulthood.
Has been a few years since I saw a mouse or rat. But I now there are at least a few mice, because I spotted droppings in the shed where I keep the buckets with chicken feed (sturdy former paint buckets).

 

[Molpet]

I wonder. My previous boy Tintin did about the same. He went to sleep in the berry bush after momma Pearl left him. Tintin wasn’t allowed to roost with the hens. He preferred the bush above a tiny coop (sort of large nestbox) with a roost in it , standing only 1 m from the berry.

Yes the moms kicked the 8 kids to the curb and none of the hens want the kids near them on the roost. 2 are pullets. Lots of bullying at roost time.
About a week ago there was a pullet and this boy that were running around one morning when I went to open the coop. Every night I have to get him out of the same bush. The pullet must have not liked sleeping out because she goes in. When I chase him out of the bush he goes into a nest box. They are around 8 weeks.

 

[BDutch]

Yes the moms kicked the 8 kids to the curb and none of the hens want the kids near them on the roost. 2 are pullets. Lots of bullying at roost time.
About a week ago there was a pullet and this boy that were running around one morning when I went to open the coop. Every night I have to get him out of the same bush. The pullet must have not liked sleeping out because she goes in. When I chase him out of the bush he goes into a nest box. They are around 8 weeks.

Last year I had a similar kick out problem with 9 chicks.
The chicks started to roost in the run. When they grew older the boys started to crow. It became too crowded in there and it was a relief when I managed to sell 7 juveniles and keep the 2 tiny Dutch pullets.

Now it’s much better with just 3 juveniles. They are not welcome in the extension on the ‘layer’ roost either. But even though they are 15 weeks old now the mommas still sleep with the juveniles in the small coop. (hatched 19-20 June)

Yesterday evening Ini mini thought it was too crowded in the small coop and she wanted to sleep in the nestbox. Took her out and put her in the extension with the other hens.
I hope they realise one day that its better for them to sleep in the playhouse. There is much more space in there.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good afternoon one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 80s mostly sunny.

Have a great day!

 

[Molpet]

Well I hope this doesn't happen in the USA.

Shadrach Are your chickens registered?